I fitted mine to the cubby box initially and wasgiving some thought to mounting it on the dash but then moved it north when I had a roof console made. Both the unit and the handset live up on the driver's side of the console.
It's a GME TX unit and the controls are not on the handset, but I find that the controls are easy to operate without taking my eyes off the road as long as I know which channel I'm on to begin with.
Having it all up top and out of the way is wonderful - and it's easy to hear even if you're a bit mutton.

